User talk:DennisDallas

The Shake

If something's wrong in an article, do NOT strike it out. That's lazy and ugly. Just delete the wrong info and overwrite it with the right info. Also, the song's article didn't at first assert notability — but since you've proven that it's charted, that is a valid assertation of notability per WP:NSONGS. When I saw the article, it was mostly a tl;dr "summary" of the music video without any real assertation of notability besides "um, it was released". If a song charts, say that in the article. Ten Pound Hammer, his otters and a clue-bat • ^{(Otters want attention)} 19:02, 4 October 2010 (UTC)

[my Comment copied from reply to TPH's Talk page]

Thanks so much for your feedback (and the extra edits). I hadn't intended to appear lazy; but not being savvy about the AfD process, I opted to quickly illustrate just a few of the "markups" needed while the article's "future" was in limbo or jeopardy (plus, my intention was to double-check the original info against some Aussie Billboard- and Variety-style sources, as time permitted this evening, in case there were different USA and UK release dates & record labels).

Also, Shirt58's helpful comment regarding the Australian pop charts link had just appeared as I was leaving for work this morning, and I had to leave the article for discussion with my strike-thru edits still there. (I was initially inspired by your nifty strike-thru's on your "Pages I created" Userpage.)

Was hoping that User:Playboy_rich (initial author) might respond to your AfD note & put in some of the effort, but now I see his User_talk track record isn't exactly stellar! Was glad to see that mind-numbingly long music-video "blow by blow" narrative go away.

Best regards to you & the otters! DennisDallas (talk) 00:47, 5 October 2010 (UTC)

Welcome!

I'm not sure how we were this late welcoming you but...

Hello, DennisDallas, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like this place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:

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If you need help, check out Wikipedia:Questions, ask me on my talk page, or place {{helpme}} on your talk page and ask your question there.  Again, welcome! Adrian J. Hunter^{(talk•contribs)} 12:26, 20 November 2010 (UTC)

p.s. Let me know if you'd like a copy of the Nature article. Adrian J. Hunter^{(talk•contribs)} 12:27, 20 November 2010 (UTC)

Re 'Disallowing cats by ethnicity'

ROFL! Well spotted. ;-) AndyTheGrump (talk) 03:53, 1 December 2010 (UTC)

Thanks! Having raised Himalayan Long-haired & various American Tabby short-tailed mutations, I started wondering what "kitty ethnicity" had to do with BLPs! Hmmm... Feline Americans? — DennisDallas (talk) 04:05, 1 December 2010 (UTC) & 04:12, 1 December 2010 (UTC)

Dunno about Feline Americans, but the cats this side of the pond, in the London suburbs, are definitely ethnically diverse, though Jellicoe cats (to get the name right - named after Lord Jellicoe I believe) are most common. Elegant creatures (the females at least), having black coats, with white gloves and bib. The males can be a bit on the 'muscular' side though, which makes them look like night-club bouncers :-] AndyTheGrump (talk) 04:30, 1 December 2010 (UTC)

Interesting bit about "Jellicoe cats" — first I've heard of that, although being a long-time T.S.Eliot fan (used to read "The Hollow Men" aloud at Forensic Speaking competitions in High School four decades ago) I am familiar with "Jellicle cats".

I peeked at Jellicle cats and its only reference, as well as the First Earl Jellicoe's article, and noticed the timeline intersections make a plausible coincidence. (But no cross-mentions.)

The assertion that "Jellicle cats" was a "corruption of dear little cats" never sounded right to me. (I thought it was a contraction of "Angelical".)

Being a native Brit, can you recall the origin of your first hearing "Jellicoe cat", and whether it pre-dates Sir Lloyd-Webber & the T.S.Eliot widow "revealing" the unpublished source poem circa 1980-82?

Food for thought... — DennisDallas (talk) 05:42, 1 December 2010 (UTC)

Now there's a question. I sometimes have trouble remembering what I was doing five minutes ago... At a guess, I'd say that I probably heard the 'Jellicoe' version pre-1980, but I couldn't swear to it. This needs more research. It might be worth looking at any comments made at the time the poem surfaced AndyTheGrump (talk) 17:16, 1 December 2010 (UTC)

Please don't

1. WP:REFACTORing someone else's talkpage is a huge no-no
2. Editing a user's talkpage when they cannot re-edit because their access to that page is a no-no
3. Admins aren't dumb - we use the page history to see who said what we we need to
4. You've now succeeded in having his talkpage courtesy blanked - probably very contrary to your goals (talk→ BWilkins ←track) 14:44, 2 December 2010 (UTC)

Odd, since both "indents" and {unsigned} tags are clearly covered in the "non-contentious cleanup" clause. (My primary motive, on first edit pass, was to separate his reply to my post.) The unreadability of the rest of the page & his "=======" formatting screw-up became obvious on further reading (esp. in TOC parsing). As an involved editor to the discussion, WP:RTP says I'm allowed.

This AGF train of thought is clear in my edit summaries: No poster's content or intent was changed, clarity of reading was improved, and by WP:RTP's definition (and the term's original meaning), my edits were not true "refactoring", since "it removes material from immediate visibility".^{[citing WP:RTP intro]}

If it's more a matter of the "when" bullet-point #2 you made, then, I can see your point, but it's not covered in WP:RTP, nor is the "no-no" aspect a clear tone of the article itself — more of a "how-to" guideline.

Also, if the one "ed note" comment I added —regarding his lack of ~~~~ everywhere, despite his claim otherwise to an admin— was out of line, then I'm happy to redact that, with apologies all 'round. (Tho' prolly moot, at this point.)

In any case, I appreciate the heads-up, since I thought ChaseMe... was just being nice to the guy or the picked-on editors & removing his SoapBox. — DennisDallas (talk) 15:56, 2 December 2010 (UTC)

I wasn't aware of Dennis' edits. BWilkins was right to warn, but Dennis was making non-tendetious edits, so I think it's best if we leave this as it is. I blanked the page because frankly quasi-legal nonsense like that is best left blanked until the OTRS legal team can handle it. Chase me ladies, I'm the Cavalry (talk) 16:32, 2 December 2010 (UTC)

BTW, take a peek at the guy's Userpage, now. A "neighbor" (with curiously similar telco & CBC connections) is making inquiries. (Methinks I smell Socks or Meat!) — DennisDallas (talk) 17:57, 2 December 2010 (UTC)

Already on it, I think ... (talk→ BWilkins ←track) 20:36, 2 December 2010 (UTC)

Good to meet a friendly race, out here amongst the stars

Too many Trek jokes... I have to stop this, I'm sure it isn't making me more popular with the ladies. <( User:Couch on his Head and Smiling (talk) )> 00:02, 7 December 2010 (UTC)

Oh, and with such a long Username, write someting on your main "User:Couch..." page so that it changes to blue. Most reviewers / vandal patrollers get alerted by a "redlined" newbie in the Edit Histories. The long red stream of characters just begs for attention... some of it unwarranted!

Cheers! — DennisDallas (talk) 00:20, 7 December 2010 (UTC)

Blocks

I won't use my adminstrative tools since I've edited the KNR article. It's better to let the user blow off steam. There's not [a] rush. If she's not notable for the CNN matter then she's perhaps not notable at all.   Will Beback  talk  08:56, 7 December 2010 (UTC) ^{My "[a]" per WP:RTP — DD}

That makes sense, now that you mention it — one of the instances where being an involved editor isn't necessarily a good thing! (Although, when I was reading-up on RPP's you came to mind as the appropriate admin to ask.) I see, now, that the article is currently marked AfD. Serves her right, in the karmic sense.

I'm keeping track of all the various IP's that have popped up, in addition to a couple of SPA's. (She's obviously back in Austin, TX now, from the simple.wiki post attempt.) — DennisDallas (talk) 13:51, 7 December 2010 (UTC)

Thank you for your contribution to the Nortel article

Your continued contributions via reversion of bad edits, but mainly via additions of new and updated material, are appreciated. Ottawahitech (talk) 20:45, 10 December 2010 (UTC)

ER

What space are you referring to? Simply south...... trying to improve for 5 years 19:52, 30 April 2011 (UTC)

The Editor Review instructions say to just enter your username as the subpage name, with the caveat of "no space after your username...". You added a space and a "5". The HTML textbox clearly states "USERNAME", not "USERNAME + ANYTHINGYOULIKE". I have no idea if spaces (which get rendered as "_" underscores) or other extra characters mess with searches, review logs/archives, or the "asterisk" thing that reviewers deal with. Regardless, a careful & conscientious editor should be aware of guidelines and details such as this. It was just an FYI from my perspective. Whoever was the author of the WP:ER page could perhaps explain any technical issues that might be involved. Best regards with your review! — DennisDallas (talk) 06:46, 1 May 2011 (UTC)

That is to denote that it is my 5th review request. I see what you mean now though looking through the previous ones and have sorted it out. Do you want to give any overview? Simply south...... trying to improve for 5 years 20:32, 1 May 2011 (UTC)

thx man

It's sobering to ref things, only to find that I haven't researched enough verifiable citable sources, then find that I've been wrong all along (as in Sublimaze), or "Smart Adds", which I wish I hadn't missed. Part of my earlier problem was doing things late at night, or too quickly without going into the time to grab, check and research all references. I've felt I've matured since then, be it a couple years (resisting edits largely in fear of repeating past mistakes), and merely correcting spelling errors.

I love Wikipedia too much to attempt to detract or devalue any article in any way (plus it'd sort of void the point of my donations =P ). I'm not one with attitude, merely trying to put a smile on anyone's face in any way through the miscellaneous and mundane interactions I have in daily life. So hopefully my recent edits have (and will) remain researched if in depth, and accurate if minor

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thx again, hopefully all is well with any contributions I've had, as I'm contemporarily trying to apply accurate and correct edits as best I can from learned experience and research! -TAz69x (talk) 07:51, 19 May 2011 (UTC)

Just curious if you've read my reply yet, as I was hoping for a response, just for a genial heads up and "'tis alright my friend; thx for the reply, take care!", or just any kind of brief acknowledgement thah you received my reply. Thx!-TAz69x (talk) 03:29, 24 May 2011 (UTC)